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Between 1972 and 2000, the percentage of GSS respondents who described their marriages as very happy
 
  a. decreased
  b. increased
  c. remained the same.

Ques. 2

Which of the following statements about the relationship between income marital happiness is (are) supported by the results in Chapter 9?
 
  a. Social class affects marital happiness but a change in income does not.
  b. A change in income affects marital happiness but social class does not.
  c. Both social class and a change in income can affect marital happiness.
  d. Neither social class nor a change in income are likely to affect marital happiness.

Ques. 3

Respondents from the _____________ economic class were the least likely to describe their marriages as very happy.
 
  a. lower
  b. middle
  c. upper
  d. none of the above - there is not a statistically significant relationship between marital happiness and economic status

Ques. 4

In comparison to people who have never been divorced, those who have previously been divorced
 
  a. are more likely to describe their current marriage as very happy.
  b. are less likely to describe their current marriage as very happy.
  c. have about the same level of marital happiness.

Ques. 5

One of the primary difficulties researchers have in studying marital happiness is that
 
  a. people are often reluctant to admit that they are not happy with their marriages.
  b. people tend to exaggerate the problems in their marriages.
  c. marital happiness fluctuates dramatically from day to day.
  d. most people refuse to answer questions about their marriages.

Ques. 6

In Chapter 9, the effect of children on marital happiness was examined separately for males and females. This means that 1) SEX was used as
 
  a. the independent variable.
  b. the dependent variable.
  c. control variable.
  d. a spurious variable.

Ques. 7

With regard to marital happiness, females with children under age 18
 
  a. are less happily married than females with no children.
  b. are more happily married than females with no children.
  c. are more happily married than females with grown children.
  d. do not have a statistically significant difference in marital happiness in comparison with females with fewer or no children.

Answer to #1

A

Answer to #2

C

Answer to #3

A

Answer to #4

C

Answer to #5

A

Answer to #6

C

Answer to #7

A

I hope they're paying you for this because all of them were correct :lol:

not really, just a volunteer... and you're welcome ;)